French ship Majestueux (1781)
The Majestueux was a 110-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the Terrible class.
History | |
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France | |
Name: | Majestueux |
Namesake: | "Majestuous" |
Ordered: | 20 April 1780 |
Builder: | Toulon |
Laid down: | 5 July 1780 |
Launched: | 17 November 1780 |
Commissioned: | 4 February 1781 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Terrible class ship of the line |
Displacement: | 2500 tonnes |
Length: | 60.6 m (199 ft) |
Beam: | 16.2 m (53 ft) |
Draught: | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
Propulsion: | Sail |
Armament: | 110 guns |
Armour: | Timber |
She was renamed Républicain in 1797. In 1807, she was decommissioned and used as a transport.
References
- Dictionnaire de la flotte de guerre française, Jean-Michel Roche
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